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Was I nearly the victim of a drug scam in Malaysia?

The Good Manner: Advice on Asia from WoWasis’ Pa Farang Today’s dilemma: was I nearly a victim of a Malaysian drug scam?  Dear Pa Farang,  A friend and I had a strange thing happen to us on a recent trip to Patong.  While walking down a major thoroughfare, we were approached by two men who […]

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A 3-way for my wife and I in Bangkok?

The Good Manner: Advice on Thailand from WoWasis’ Pa Farang Today’s question: a 3-way for my wife and I in Bangkok? Dear Pa Farang,  We will be traveling to Bangkok at the end of January. We are married (she is Chinese; I  am white) and looking for adult fun for both of us. She is […]

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Did that Thai girl bewitch me with love magic?

The Good Manner: Advice on Thailand from WoWasis’ Pa Farang Today’s question: Did that Thai girl bewitch me with love magic? Dear Pa Farang,  A little over a year ago I entered into a relationship with a beautiful lady from Isaan, during a visit a few days before leaving to go back to Afghanistan she […]

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What’s with my Thai broken toilet seat?

The Good Manner: Advice on Thailand from WoWasis’ Pa Farang This week’s dilemma: My new Thai broken toilet seat Dear Pa Farang,  Greetings from California.  I go to Thailand several times a year, and am proud to say that I’ve plumbed a Thai toilet hose into my bathroom here in the States.   Recently, at a […]

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How long will it take me to learn Thai massage?

The Good Manner: Advice on Thailand from WoWasis’ Pa Farang Today’s question: How long will it take me to learn Thai massage? Dear Pa Farang, I am planning to visit Bangkok and i would like to have massage lessons but i haven’t have before any. How long you think it takes for a starter to […]

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What’s a Thai village marriage, and how do I arrange one?

The Good Manner: Advice on Thailand from WoWasis’ Pa Farang This week’s question: a Thai village marriage… what’s the story? Dear Pa Farang, what is a village marriage as mentioned here (http://www.thaioasis.com/pf/pafarangcorner.php) and how would one go about arranging one?  Thanks in advance, Derek  Hello Derek, I have already written about some of the characteristics of […]

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Pa Farang on taxi scams in Bangkok

The Good Manner: Advice on Thailand from WoWasis’ Pa Farang This week’s dilemma: My taxi driver refuses to turn meter on: taxi scams in Bangkok Dear Pa Farang,  What gives withBangkok taxis?  Half the time the driver refuses to turn the meter on, and quotes me a rediculous price.  Am I being taken to the […]

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Is hard pinching really a form of love?

The Good Manner: Advice on Thailand from WoWasis’ Pa Farang This week’s dilemma: Is hard pinching really a form of love?  Dear Pa Farang, My face is sore (again) from my Thai wife’s latest onslaught, which involves pinching my cheeks strongly.  This nonsense started after her sister arrived for a visit with her new baby […]

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Why can’t bad-smelling foreigners smell themselves?

The Good Manner: Advice on Thailand from WoWasis’ Pa Farang This week’s dilemma: Bad-smelling foreigners can’t smell themselves  Dear Pa Farang, In a recent blog post, it seemed as though WoWasis ripped through the farang community, somehow saying that the majority of us smell bad.  What wasn’t said was that many deodorants and anti-perspirants have […]

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Another man lives in my apartment with me and my girlfriend

The Good Manner: Advice on Thailand from WoWasis’ Pa Farang This week’s dilemma: Another man lives in my apartment with me and my girlfriend Dear Pa Farang,  My Thai lady and I are still getting used to each other, even after living together for a couple of years.  Last month, I got a surprise: her younger […]

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